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Plants give us Soaps, Toothpaste and Perfumes

We use juices and oils of certain plants to make soaps, shampoos and
toothpaste. Flowers of plants like rose and jasmine are used to make

perfumes.

Plants keep the Air Fresh

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and give out oxygen . Oxygen
makes the air fresh and clean. Human beings and animals need oxygen to

breathe.

Other Uses of Plants

Plants are home of many animals. Insects,
birds and small animals live on plants.

We use flowers and leaves of some plants

for bouquets. A bunch of flowers is called a
bouquet. We also put flowers in flower-vase

and decorate our homes. Garlands are made
from flowers and used to decorate hair, wrists

or neck. Flower-vase Garland Bouquet

! Nuts are dry fruits, which we get from plants.

! Spices make our food tasty and colourful.
! We get sugar from the juice of sugarcane.

! Fibre of cotton plant is used for making cotton clothes.

! Fibre from jute plant is used to make bags, ropes and mats.
! We get paper from the pulp of bamboo plant.

! Some plants like tulsi, henna, neem, etc. are used to make medicines.

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